तोप
See also: तप, तपु, and ताप
Hindi
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish طوپ (top) (whence Turkish top), from Old Turkic [script needed] (tōp), [script needed] (tolp).
Noun
तोप • (top) f (Urdu spelling توپ)
- cannon, gun.
- मैंने उसका हवाई जहाज़ विमानभेदी तोप से उड़ाया।
- mainne uskā havāī jahāz vimānbhedī top se uṛāyā.
- I blew apart his airplane with my anti-aircraft cannon.
- हमारे टैंकतोड़ तोप ख़राब हो गया।
- hamāre ṭaiṅktoṛ top xarāb ho gayā.
- Our anti-tank cannon is not working.
- (Delhi, slang) a cool person, a badass.
Declension
| Declension of तोप | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | तोप (top) | तोपें (topẽ) |
| Oblique | तोप (top) | तोपों (topõ) |
| Vocative | तोप (top) | तोपो (topo) |
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa).
Noun
तोप • (top) m (Urdu spelling توپ)
- (uncommon) heap, pile, cluster.
Declension
| Declension of तोप | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | तोप (top) | तोप (top) |
| Oblique | तोप (top) | तोपों (topõ) |
| Vocative | तोप (top) | तोपो (topo) |
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “तोप”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons